NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Milwaukee Bucks point guard Earl Boykins has been suspended for one game without pay for making intentional contact with a game official, the NBA said yesterday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Cricket authorities here have given batting legend Brian Lara an opening invitation to play the Twenty20 format for the national side.
Reigning Caribbean Twenty-20 champions Guyana begin a three-match campaign in Trinidad’s Cricket Festival T20 series today at Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre, and, according to team coach, Ravindranauth Seeram, the team is “about fully fit and ready to go.”
Guyana’s cricketers led by Ramnaresh Sarwan are anxious to underline their claim for back-to-back titles in the regional T20 Championships with victory over Trinidad and Tobago in a four-team warm-up competition which gets underway today at Guaracara Park in Pointe-a-Pierre.
-Grenada national player Kithson Bain slams home a double against Netrockers as Alpha United rushes into semi-final round with 5-1 romp Bakewell Topp XX and Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United scored contrasting wins on Boxing Night to reach the semifinal round of the 21st Kashif and Shanghai football tournament.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England’s Jonathan Trott overcame a painful blow to the knee to strike a brave century as he and Matt Prior savaged Australia’s attack late yesterday to put the tourists in a strong position to retain the Ashes.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Ricky Ponting was fined 40 percent of his match fee after his frustration over a TV referral decision boiled over into an ugly row with umpire Aleem Dar on the second day of the fourth Ashes test yesterday.
DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – India ended an extraordinary second day of the second test against South Africa with a 166-run lead after 18 wickets fell at Kingsmead yesterday.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan added injury-blighted paceman Sohail Tanvir to their squad in New Zealand yesterday, just two weeks after he was ruled out of the trip with a knee problem.
AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – Pace bowler Tim Southee ripped through Pakistan’s batting order before opener Martin Guptill smashed a quick-fire half century to help New Zealand to a five-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Twenty20 international on Sunday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Newly appointed Jamaica coach Gus Logie says he is preparing his side for any eventuality as they intensify their preparations for next month’s Caribbean Twenty20 Championships.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea’s worrying slump turned into a full-blown crisis when the Premier League champions were comfortably beaten 3-1 by Arsenal at The Emirates yesterday.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat gave their fans some Christmas cheer with a dominating 96-80 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – “Humiliation of a century”, “Pathetic Aussies hit Ashes low”, “Ponting’s men humiliated” — local newspapers pulled no punches after what one described as Australia’s “worst cricketing day for 100 years”.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, (Reuters) – Tony Parker scored 20 points and made 14 assists to help the San Antonio Spurs rebound from their worst loss of the season with a 94-80 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Despite Trinidad and Tobago’s Digicel Caribbean Cup failure, the T&T Football Federation’s technical adviser Keith Look Loy believes the country still made good progress during the year.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica Cricket Association plans to follow Barbados’ lead in offering retainer contracts to their players but says ailing finances will prevent them from doing so in the short term.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A Bulgarian, an Argentine and a Dutchman lit up the start of England’s traditional festive fixture bonanza as unbeaten Manchester United tightened their grip at the top of the Premier League on Sunday.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – “Humiliation of a century”, “Pathetic Aussies hit Ashes low”, “Ponting’s men humiliated” — local newspapers pulled no punches after what one described as Australia’s “worst cricketing day for 100 years”.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, (Reuters) – Tony Parker scored 20 points and made 14 assists to help the San Antonio Spurs rebound from their worst loss of the season with a 94-80 victory over the Washington Wizards yesterday.
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